Statistics Canada posted the key results from the 2016 Census on household income in Canada. The median total income of Canadian households rose from $63,457 in 2005 to $70,336 in 2015, a 10.8 per cent increase. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released data on physical flow accounts: Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, 2015. Total energy use by industries and households in Canada decreased 0.7 per cent in 2015, following a 1.1 per cent increase the previous year. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which had been increasing annually before levelling off in 2014, decreased 0.5 per cent … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the leading indicator of cross-border traveller volume, August 2017. Data indicating the number of US residents entering Canada by automobile in August through land ports equipped with the automated Integrated Primary Inspection Line (IPIL) system are now available upon request. Data are available by the visitors’ state of residence and … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey, August 2017. Employment was little changed in August (+22,000 or +0.1 per cent). The unemployment rate declined by 0.1 percentage points to 6.2 per cent, matching the most recent low of October 2008, the month prior to the 2008-2009 labour-market downturn. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, July 2017. Canadian municipalities issued $7.9 billion worth of building permits in July, down 3.5 per cent from June and the first decrease since March 2017. Lower construction intentions for commercial buildings and multi-family dwellings were mainly responsible for the national decline. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, July 2017. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit totalled $3.0 billion in July, narrowing from a $3.8 billion deficit in June. Imports fell 6.0 per cent while exports decreased 4.9 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on Chain Fisher real export and import values, July … Read more
Statistics Canada issue data on asphalt roofing for July 2017. Shipments of asphalt shingles totalled 3.4 million metric bundles in July, down 20.6 per cent from the previous month. In comparison with July 2016, shipments were 14.9 per cent lower. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada announced residential construction investment, second quarter 2017. Residential construction investment in Canada totalled $33.2 billion in the second quarter, up 7.7 per cent from the same quarter in 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on sawmills, June 2017. Lumber production was down 6.2 per cent from May to 5 … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product, income and expenditure, second quarter 2017. Real gross domestic product rose 1.1 per cent in the second quarter, following a 0.9 per cent gain in the first quarter. The cumulative growth in the first two quarters of the year (+2.0 per cent) was the strongest since 2002 (+2.1 per cent). Household final … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s balance of international payments, second quarter 2017. Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) widened by $3.4 billion in the second quarter to $16.3 billion, as the deficit on international trade in goods expanded. In the financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), foreign investment in Canadian bonds … Read more
